Antique Drawing-NI-BAWANG-BATUAN-BALI-Windhu-c.1936

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‘TJERITA NI BAWANG. NI BAWANG DISIKSA OLEH IBUNYA. LALU IA MENGEMBARA PERGI KEHUTAN. SAMPAI DIHUTAN LALU IA DIBERI PAKAIAN OLEH BINATANG? HUTAN. OLEH MD. WINDHU. BATUAN/BALI. [THE STORY OF NI BAWANG. NI BAWANG WAS TORTURED BY HER MOTHER. THEN SHE WANDERED OFF INTO THE FOREST. ONCE IN THE FOREST, SHE WAS GIVEN CLOTHES BY THE FOREST ANIMALS. BY MD. WINDHU. BATUAN/BALI.]’

– A dense and finely detailed jungle scene showing Ni Bawang, a Balinese folk character, surrounded by animals and lush vegetation, in a traditional Batuan style drawing. Two female figures, tropical flora and fauna, and Balinese rural landscape are featured.

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Description

Medium: Pen and ink and watercolor wash drawing on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 27.6 x 37.6 cm (10.87 x 14.8 inch). Image size: 20.3 x 30.4 cm. (7.99 x 11.97 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Mild discoloration along edges. Drawing itself in very good condition. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BATUAN PAINTING, BALINESE ART, NI BAWANG, WINDHU, RAJES, BALINESE FOLKLORE, JUNGLE ANIMALS, BALINESE WOMAN, TRADITIONAL COSTUME, MONKEY, PARROT, DEER, BALINESE MYTH | PCO-E30-05

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Signed by the artist at bottom middle.

Biography artist: I Made Rajeg Windhu (1923-1981), was an artist from Batuan, Bali. He was part of the Batuan school of painting, which emerged in the 1930s under the encouragement of Western patronage. His works are characterized by dense compositions, mythological themes, and fine detailing, often rendered in black-and-white ink.

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Dimensions 37 × 27 × 1 cm

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